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#156: Fraser Nelson, editor, The Spectator

#156: Fraser Nelson, editor, The Spectator

<p>Simon and Rachel speak with <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFraserNelson&xid=ff49b04b07&uid=57080101&iid=3a5a491bdb&pool=cts&v=2&c=1679072400&h=25e4fbf4132874e38761951893f001158897c30660d2870ceac92fcd449b10b4" target="_blank">Fraser Nelson</a>, who has edited <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spectator.co.uk%2F&xid=ff49b04b07&uid=57080101&iid=3a5a491bdb&pool=cts&v=2&c=1679072400&h=c45cda5a48ac11f49fd2ca05699dae6f7bebcade07ed09829767b9537728cc6e" target="_blank">the</a><a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spectator.co.uk%2F&xid=ff49b04b07&uid=57080101&iid=3a5a491bdb&pool=cts&v=2&c=1679072400&h=c45cda5a48ac11f49fd2ca05699dae6f7bebcade07ed09829767b9537728cc6e" target="_blank"><em> Spectator</em></a> magazine since 2009. Previously a financial journalist with the<em> Times</em> and political editor of the<em> Scotsman, </em>during his tenure at the<em> Spectator </em>Fraser has overseen a near doubling of the magazine’s sales. He is also <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fauthors%2Ff%2Ffp-ft%2Ffraser-nelson%2F&xid=ff49b04b07&uid=57080101&iid=3a5a491bdb&pool=cts&v=2&c=1679072400&h=505deeae9ad1d9f889f02e1efd5f1f76f9c95b502c78993e3f6d36b864d403c0" target="_blank">a columnist with the <em>Daily Telegraph</em></a>, sits on the board of the <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk%2F&xid=ff49b04b07&uid=57080101&iid=3a5a491bdb&pool=cts&v=2&c=1679072400&h=7d2a0827346e6de7290eea9be461d138a1c0df8d055cd53fea4ac96ba1cd26fd" target="_blank">Centre for Social Justice</a>, a centre-right think tank, and has presented two <a href="https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F133760539&xid=ff49b04b07&uid=57080101&iid=3a5a491bdb&pool=cts&v=2&c=1679072400&h=0c355c2b69419d490d249614b3a2ad6ce50ab2669da7c7287280a6d61c78ee05" target="_blank">Channel Four documentaries on the subject of inequality</a>. We spoke to Fraser about the process of running a weekly magazine, his earlier career in newspapers, and adapting a print title to the digital age.</p> <p>You can find us online at <a href="http://alwaystakenotes.com/" target="_blank">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is <a href="http://patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" target="_blank">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>

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March 21, 20231h 6m

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Simon and Rachel speak with Fraser Nelson, who has edited the Spectator magazine since 2009. Previously a financial journalist with the Times and political editor of the Scotsman, during his tenure at the Spectator Fraser has overseen a near doubling of the magazine’s sales. He is also a columnist with the Daily Telegraph, sits on the board of the Centre for Social Justice, a centre-right think tank, and has presented two Channel Four documentaries on the subject of inequality. We spoke to Fraser about the process of running a weekly magazine, his earlier career in newspapers, and adapting a print title to the digital age.

You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

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